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The river widens because of -
tributaries - these are smaller rivers that join on to the main river like small roads join on to larger main roads.
erosion - this is when rocks and stuff tumble and break off bits of the bank and makes it bigger.
All of this erosion means that the river can hold more and can gather water from rain, snow etc.
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∙ 15y agoA river gets bigger as the water flows along because some extra water from time to time comes in from the sides.
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∙ 12y agoAs it rains and more water runs down stream. Erosion accurs wich means the water eats away the rock around it. These broken particles are called sedament.
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∙ 12y agoThe acids and the moving water erode the banks and the bottom of the river.
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∙ 7y agoRivers become wider as they go downstream because more and more water is collected from runoff, and storm drainage. Even the Mississippi starts out as a tiny stream.
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∙ 11y agothe dirt is being eroed.
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∙ 9y agoby more rain coming
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How is a river channel formed?
A river channel is formed by rock and soil of a stream being transported down, during this process the channels become wider and deeper.
How is water redirected from a river to lake?
a little bed of water flows and the joins a bigger bed of water, where it joins a stream and then another stream to a bigger stream, then a river which joins a bigger river then goes down to a waterfall where it joins a lake.
What is a river cruising?
Going either up or down a river in a shallow draft ship of about 4-5 decks and seeing the sights along the river.
Which feature is created by the wearing down of soil and bedrock of a river or stream?
meander
Why does a mudflow usually gush down a stream or river?
Because there strong enough
Is the Mississippi river a youthful stream?
The Mississippi River has three stages: First, it is a youthful river, further down the stream it comes into its mature stage, and even further down the river, at the end, it comes into its old age stage. All rivers have three stages, it just depends what part of the river you are looking at.
Down stream changes in the river channel?
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What is an example of flowing freshwater?
A mountain stream, or a river flowing lower down in the valley.
Water continually flowing down a slope through its own channel is what?
A river, or stream.
What is a stream of water coming down from a high place?
I think its a river!
What happens as a stream or river slows down?
The river drops the heaviest material first.
What is a river crest?
When a river floods, its crest is the highest level the floodwaters reach. After the crest, the river level starts going down.
